Composers

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750)

Die Kunst der Fuge [7-16] BWV 1080
Sample Score
Contrapunctus 7 a 4 per Augment. et Diminut., Contrapunctus 8 a 3, Contrapunctus 9 a 4 alla Duodecima, Contrapunctus 10 a 4 alla Decima, Contrapunctus 11 a 4, Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4, Contrapunctus inversus a 4, Contrapunctus a 3, Contrapunctus inversus a 3, Contrap[unctus] a 4

The reference source is the original posthumous edition (1751) of Die Kunst der Fuge [BWV 1080], in the digitized collection of the Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen. For this edition the editor consulted the 1878 version, by Bach Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Band 25.1, editor Wilhelm Rust), which includes adjustments made by Bach himself on the first original and on the manuscript versions. The edition includes the score of the numbers from 7 to 16 and the separate parts with the keys most commonly used for practical performance with various instruments.

Version 1.0 with a new editorial format.
Cantata "Non sa che sia dolore" [BWV 209] - Sinfonia
Sample Score
Sinfonia

Source of Cantata “Non sa che sia dolore” [BWV 209] is the 1881 edition of Bach-Gesellschaft zu Leipzig, obtained from a ms by Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749 – 1818), first Bach biographer. It is included in Band 29 - Kammermusik für Gesang. Bd.3. Cantate. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd. etc. (BWV 208-10, 194, 211012, 134a, 210a, 1040), editor Paul Graf Waldersee.

Version 1.0 with a new editorial format.
Die Kunst der Fuge [17-24] BWV 1080
Sample Score
Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu, Canon alla Ottava, Canon alla Decima Contrapunto alla Terza, Canon alla Decima Contrapunto alla Terza, Fuga a 2 Clav., Alio modo Fuga a 2 Clav., Fuga a 3 Soggetti, Choral. Wenn wir in hoechsten Noethen Canto Fermo in Canto

The reference source is the original posthumous edition (1751) of Die Kunst der Fuge [BWV 1080], in the digitized collection of the Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen. For this edition the editor consulted the 1878 version, by Bach Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Band 25.1, editor Wilhelm Rust), which includes adjustments made by Bach himself on the first printed original edition and on the manuscript versions. The edition includes the score of the last seven numbers of the 1751 edition, including Choral „Wenn wir in hoechsten Noethen“ and the separate parts with the clefs most commonly used for practical performance with various instruments.

New publication of version 1.0, previously published on October 11, 2009, with a revised editorial format.
Die Kunst der Fuge [1-6] BWV 1080
Sample Score
Contrapunctus I., Contrapunctus 2., Contrapunctus 3., Contrapunctus 4., Contrapunctus 5., Contrapunctus 6. a 4 in Stylo Francese.

Source is the posthumous edition (1751) of „Die Kunst der Fuge“ [BWV 1080], available in the digital collection of Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen. Also, the 1878 edition of Bach-Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Band 25.1, editor Wilhelm Rust) has been consulted, since it takes into account corrections of Bach himself on the first version of printed edition and the autograph ms. Corrections from Band 25.1 are marked in brackets or with dashed lines.

Version 1.0 has been published on April 21, 2009. Version 1.5, which corrects some transcription errors and has a better editorial format, has been published on May 1, 2013.
Canon perpetuus [Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079 Nr. 9]
Score
Canon perpetuus

Source of „Canon perpetuus“ is the Musikalisches Opfer 1885 edition, Bach-Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Band 31, editor Alfred Dörffel). The instrumentation is taken from the ms. of Trio in C minor (BWV 1079 no. 8), dated 1755, belonging to F. W. Rust, Cöthen Gymnasium alumnus, and later student of W. F. Bach (Vorwort of BGA edition, p. VIII).

Version 1.1 (January 20, 2013) corrects three transcription errors and gives a new editorial format. Version 1.0 was completed on January 15, 2010.
Ricercare a 6 dall'Offerta musicale [BWV 1079/5]
Sample Score
Ricercare a 6

Reference source is the 1885 edition of Musikalisches Opfer, Bach-Gesellschaft zu Leipzig (Band 31, editor Alfred Dörffel), based on the 1747 printed edition of “Ricercare a 6 voci” edited by Bach.

Version 1.5 with a new editorial format and an error correction has been published on January 19, 2013. Version 1.0 has been published on December 14, 2008. Separate parts have been published with currently used clefs.
Trio a Flauto traverso, Violino e Cembalo [Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079/8]
Sample Score
Largo, Allegro, Andante, Allegro

Reference source is the 1885 edition of Musikalisches Opfer, Bach-Gesell­schaft zu Leipzig (Band 31, editor Alfred Dörffel). The figured bass is based on the realization attributed to J. Ph. Kirnberger (Band 31 - Anhang).

Version 1.5 with a new editorial format and a general revision of slurs, ties and bass figures has been published on May 17, 2013. Version 1.0 has been published on March 6, 2008.